Ferny Azolla vs Long-legged Myotis

Azolla pinnata compared with Myotis volans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Long-legged Myotis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Salviniaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Azolla	Myotis
Species	Azolla pinnata	Myotis volans

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Long-legged Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Long-legged Myotis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

Long-legged Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.